Read by QxMD
WebMD Medical iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Read by QxMD is a free Medical app for iPhone and iPad by WebMD. Rated 4.8/5 from 6,040 ratings. Requires iOS 17.6. Updated June 29, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 6K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 180 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- Jun 29
- 2026 · v9.8.12
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About Read by QxMD
'Read by QxMD' provides a single place to keep up with new medical & scientific research, read outstanding topic reviews and search PubMed. This iPhone & iPad app provides a simple interface that drives discovery and seamless access to the medical literature by reformatting it into a personalized digital journal. Praise for Read: 5 stars: "Stellar. The future of medical literature review... This could be the best application to stay up-to-date in medicine since, well, UpToDate." - User Review 4¾ stars: "The Flipboard for medical journals has arrived" and among "...the most innovative medical apps" - iMedicalApps.com On Apple's 'What's Hot' list in >60 countries, as well as Medical Essentials & Apps for Healthcare Professionals. Featured in Apple iBook: "iOS in Healthcare: Revolutionizing Healthcare Productivity" Features: - Get full text PDFs with one tap - Keep up with the latest new research that will impact your practice - Browse through 1000s of outstanding topic reviews - Search millions of articles from PubMed and our database of outstanding topic reviews - Read your favorite journals or browse article collections. - Access full text through your university/institutional subscription or via open access publishers - Share articles with colleagues over email, Twitter and Facebook - Organize and review your personal collection of articles Why did we build 'Read by QxMD'? Health care professionals need to stay up to date on the latest medical research and topic reviews to provide optimal care. Unfortunately, the process of content discovery is broken with research artificially compartmentalized by publishers and hidden behind countless institutional pay walls. At QxMD, we believe that knowledge translation– the process by which new knowledge is incorporated into clinical practice – is an important and unsolved challenge for our health care system. We hope that ‘Read by QxMD’ will be a part of the solution. Seamless 1-tap access available at thousands of institutions. Sources: From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Title and MeSH Headings from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Founded by medical professionals, QxMD is dedicated to creating high quality point-of-care tools for practicing health care professionals.
Ratings & reviews
4.8
6K ratings
What’s new
Version 9.8.12 · Updated June 29, 2026
Various Bug Fixes
App privacy
The developer, WebMD, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- Search History: Search History
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data, Product Interaction
- User Content: Other User Content
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read by QxMD | 4.8 / 5 (6,040 ratings) | Free | June 29, 2026 |
| DynaMed | 4.9 / 5 (3,527) | Free | Jul 28, 2026 |
| IDSA Practice Guidelines | 4.8 / 5 (811) | Free | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Prime: PubMed Journals & Tools | 4.8 / 5 (690) | Free | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Sanford Guide Antimicrobial | 4.8 / 5 (1,878) | Free | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide | 4.9 / 5 (3,796) | Free | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Figure 1 - Medical Cases | 4.7 / 5 (1,354) | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |